Texas Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate
List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 53 private colleges in Texas with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Rice University leads the list by accepting 11% of high school students that applied.
Data is reported for the 2017/18 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
| College | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| R |
Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
11% |
| D |
Dallas Christian CollegeDallas, TX |
29% |
| T |
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX |
34% |
| T |
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX |
36% |
| B |
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX |
39% |
| D |
University of DallasIrving, TX |
39% |
| M |
McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX |
41% |
| T |
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX |
41% |
| S |
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX |
45% |
| L |
LeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX |
46% |
| H |
Huston Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX |
47% |
| S |
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX |
51% |
| E |
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX |
54% |
| T |
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, TX |
54% |
| A |
Austin CollegeSherman, TX |
55% |
| S |
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, TX |
55% |
| A |
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX |
57% |
| H |
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX |
58% |
| H |
Houston Baptist UniversityHouston, TX |
70% |
| B |
Baptist Missionary Association Theological SeminaryJacksonville, TX |
75% |